Fascinating Incidents in the life of Ibn Taymiyya
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Fascinating Incidents in the life of Ibn Taymiyya
I thought of making a thread of the really interesting stuff not usually mentioned in English-language biographies of Ibn Taymiyya. I culled it from the chronology of his life published in Michot's Muslims under non-Muslim Rule. Enjoy!
N.B. Ibn Taymiyya was born in 1263 CE [661 AH].
1300/699 [beginning of April/end of Rajab]: The Mongols having quit Damascus and the authority of the sultan re-restablished there, Ibn Taymiyya and his companions lead an anti-debauchery campaign in the brothels and taverns.
1302/701 [June/Shawwal]: Ibn Taymiyya plays an active role in the inquiry into, and the rejection of, the demand for exemption from the poll-tax- the exemption having been introduced in Damascus by some Jews claiming descent from the former Jewish settlers of Khaybar expelled by the Prophet [sal Allahu `alayhi wa sallam]. Several Jews of Damascus convert to Islam in this period- on occasion under the influence of Ibn Taymiyya, as is the case with the physician Ibn al-Muhadhdhib (d. 1315/715). Some jealous persons accuse Ibn Taymiyya of himself carrying out the sanctions and penalties of the Law, as also of shaving the heads of children. He confounds these detractors.
1302/702 [December/Rabi' II]: Ibn Taymiyya s accused, in an anonymous letter addressed to al-Afram, the governor of Damascus, of maintaining relations with the Tatars and plotting a coup d'etat in Syria. The official inquiry discovers the authors of the calumny and completely exonerates Ibn Taymiyya.
1311/711 [16th November/4th Rajab]: While praying alone in al-Hakim Mosque, Ibn Taymiyya is beaten up by a group of people. Found by his companions and the people of the al-Husayn quarter [of Cairo], he has to work strenuously to persuade them not to massacre his assailants and destroy their houses [this sort of thing happened a lot with him, rahimahullah]. Returning the same afternoon to pray in al-Hakim Mosque, he preaches until the evening and wins over a party of his enemies.
1311/711 [end of Novemeber/beginning of Rajab]: Ibn Taymiyya is assaulted by the Shaf`i shaykh Nur al-Din al-Bakri (d. 1324/724), the very same whom he attacks firecely on the subject of the worship of saints in his book Kitab al-Istighatha, also titled al-Radd `ala al-Bakri [not the Mojo, lol]. Al-Bakri wishes to drag him before the tribunal but then soon disappears into the crowd. A near riot ensues; Ibn Taymiyya has to prevent his supporters from taking revenge on al-Bakri.
1317/717: Ibn Taymiyya is consulted by the Bedouin emir Muhanna b. `Isa, recently returned from the Tatar to the Mamluk camp. The sultan also consults Ibn Taymiyya- about the goods taken by the same Muhanna b. `Isa at the time of his victory over the Shi`i emir al-Dalaqnadi (who was allied to the pro-Shi`i and pro-Mongol emir of Makka, Humayda) just before his (Muhanna's) return from the Mongols' side. The goods are to be the price of his rehabilitation in Cairo.
[My personal favourite] 1326/726 [25th February/21st Rabi' I]: At the occasion of the public execution of the atheist Nasir al-Din b. al-Sharaf b. al-Haythi, Ibn Taymiyya detaches himself from the crowd and goes to strike the condemned man with his hand.
Last edited by WM; 10th October 2009 at 10:51 PM.
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Re: Fascinating Incidents in the life of Ibn Taymiyya
Alhamdullilah. Jazak'Allah khair. Insha,Allah, we will get the details from him in Jannah.
I 2nd the personal favorite
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Man, I am very serious when I say that no ash'ari could be compared to Ibn Taymiyya. He's incredible.
May we have details about the conversion of jews? It's interesting.
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do have a reference for this bro WM
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It was once said to ‘Abdullah b. Al-Mubârak, “After you have prayed with us you don’t sit with us?” He replied, “I go and sit with the Sahâbah and the Tâbi’în.” We said, “And how can you sit with the Sahâbah and Tâbi’în (when they have all passed away)?” He replied, “I go and read the knowledge I have collected, I find their narrations and deeds. What would I do with you? You sit around backbiting people.”
Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ` in his biography of ‘Abdullah b. Al-Mubârak.
Shubrumah said, “We accompanied Karz al Harithi on a journey. Whenever he wanted to set camp in an area, he used to scan it with his eyes and when he found a good piece of land that he liked, he would go to it and pray there until it was time to leave.” [Sifat as Safwah 3/120]
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What's the reference for this?
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Nurudin Bakri is he anyway related to Omar Al Bakri, of the Muhajiruun???
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Originally Posted by
Abu Zahra Al Soomaalee
Nurudin Bakri is he anyway related to Omar Al Bakri, of the Muhajiruun???
al-Radd `ala al-Bakri
[not the Mojo, lol] I guess you were being facetious...
Last edited by WM; 11th October 2009 at 10:08 AM.
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Originally Posted by
abdul muntaqim
do have a reference for this bro WM
The reference was already given (Michot's book). Michot himself used:
...the works of the great Ibn Taymiyya scholar, Henri Laoust...I have also added various historical or bibliographical facts and corrected the dating of them. I have also drawn on information from the excellent articles of Hasan Q. MURAD and Sherman JACKSON...A recent work by Caterina BORI (
Ibn Taymiyya: una vita esemplare...opens up new perspectives.
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Re: Fascinating Incidents in the life of Ibn Taymiyya

Originally Posted by
WM
I thought of making a thread of the really interesting stuff not usually mentioned in English-language biographies of Ibn Taymiyya.
What are the titles of some of the biographies of Ibn Taymiyyah in English?
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Originally Posted by
hshad
What are the titles of some of the biographies of Ibn Taymiyyah in English?
Havent read personally, but i assume this one handles with his biography:
Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, Life and Achievements (Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi)
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